How many of you guys love your .303's?
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Soc Her? It's football. Americans call it soccer because they have a game where they carry a ball in thier hands and call it football? The original game is named FOOTBALL. Why would Canadians wish to change the name? I call the game with the oblong ball Canadian Football or American Football. The rest of the planet call the British game FOOTBALL. I suppose it is arrogance on the part of the Americans once again. They invented everything, didn't you know? They change names to suit themselves, as is thier right as American Citizens. "You can't do that to me! I'm an AMERICAN CITIZEN! We changed the name to soccer and the name sticks because we're American Citizens!
Wow, didn't think an Englishman could be so thin skinned on a mere game. About 3 world cups ago I was working with some DPs who were very passionate about the game and it was so easy to get them fired up so we did. How can you call it a sport if they don't wear helmets and carry clubs?
Seriously though, I grew up in North Devon, my team was Arsenal back when Charlie George was at his best but those of us who played Rugger on the school team looked down our broken noses at the pansies who played footy. It is a great game and you're right Pharaoh2 I love my Enfields too. Group hug!
Seriously though, I grew up in North Devon, my team was Arsenal back when Charlie George was at his best but those of us who played Rugger on the school team looked down our broken noses at the pansies who played footy. It is a great game and you're right Pharaoh2 I love my Enfields too. Group hug!
Didn't watch much rugby on the tv back then. We left in '75 BTW. I shouldn't have ragged on spectator sports, I lost interest after the Flames took the cup and sold off all the good players in the next 3 years. Born in London hence the Arsenal thing.
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macho dumassEasy tiger, just a play! Most lads my age went through one of the uniformed cadet organisations and .303's were in use then. We all knew aged 13 how to strip, assemble and clean a lee enfield and also how to feed the piggy. Just a surprise that it doesnt seem as widely known in canadian shooting circles. Most people I shoot rifles with started on .303. I ran one of the firing ponts at a Bisley open Day for the NRA and many very retired men were asking for a go with the No4 or No1. Not many misses either. I guess that training stays for life. A bit like learning the offside rule at PE class in school.
You know what - I've heard before that there is a proper way to load the enfield stripper clip but since no one seemed to know at the time I loaded it every which way to experiment and guess what - It didn't matter - the rounds still kept feeding and this was out of a jungle carbine. While it definately mattered how the magazine was hand loaded (the rims would lock up) it seemed to make no difference how it was fed via stripper clip. So while it might be an interesting bit of trivia - it matters not.
There is also one other approved in the manual method for the charger. It involves all the rims sitting one on top of each other with the one at the back being the lowest. This was done to ensure that the rounds would feed correctly out of the magazine. If you tried to do it the other way around the mag wont feed. It should jam. This is whay the 3 down 2 up method was developed as the charger could go in the guide either way and the rounds will still feed from the mag. This also meant that rushing or in the dark you could charge your magazine blind so to speak knowing it would feed reliably.
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My first was a P14 bought at Eatons mail order $27.50 in 1954 I worked on Lancaster bombers as a AETech There was 303 machine guns on them so I had unlimited supply of plinking rounds. I now have a 1895 win+ P14 + Enfield 1893 sporterized.George
My first was a P14 bought at Eatons mail order $27.50 in 1954 I worked on Lancaster bombers as a AETech There was 303 machine guns on them so I had unlimited supply of plinking rounds. I now have a 1895 win+ P14 + Enfield 1893 sporterized.George
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Picked up a sweet #4mk1 1943 longbranch/parker hale sporter today very nice shape.Seller claimed it is capable of 1" grouping at 100 yds.Bluing is excellent as well as wood but is starting to peel a bit so I think I will strip and re finish.
Has the monty carlo stock and forestock is rounded instead of the normal PH dark wedge.Came topped with a leupold M8-4X scope ,trigger lock and 1 box of FMJ ammo for $160.00.
I will admit that my initial idea was to flip it knowing I could almost double my money but after holding it I am taking a liking to it and think I will hang onto it.There is just something about packing one of these while out looking for a moose that just feels right. Am I right in thinking that because it is a longbranch that it is a little more special?
Has the monty carlo stock and forestock is rounded instead of the normal PH dark wedge.Came topped with a leupold M8-4X scope ,trigger lock and 1 box of FMJ ammo for $160.00.
I will admit that my initial idea was to flip it knowing I could almost double my money but after holding it I am taking a liking to it and think I will hang onto it.There is just something about packing one of these while out looking for a moose that just feels right. Am I right in thinking that because it is a longbranch that it is a little more special?
